Delegate Cathi Forbes

Congratulations to the Green Towson Alliance on its 10th anniversary!

This group of committed neighbors has done so much to create a greener, healthier and more beautiful community through collaboration and advocacy.

It was so fun celebrating with them tonight!

I had a great time talking with members of the Student Government Association at Dumbarton Middle School today.

We covered some of the big issues of this year’s legislative session, and I also spoke to them about the importance of public service and being active in your community.

Honored to attend Governor Moore’s bill signing ceremony yesterday. Three of my bills were signed into law — two that help children owed child support and one to help strengthen and build our cybersecurity workforce.

Seven more of my bills will also become law this year!

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My 2025 Legislative Report is in the mail and on its way to everyone who contacted my office this year.

Can't wait? Read it here: www.cathiforbes.com/session-report

#Working4MD #mdga2025

Congratulations to the Towson High School cast of “Footloose” on a really great spring production!

So glad I got to catch the closing performance today. There was so much energy and joy on that stage. Well done.

And now I head back for the closing performance of the General Assembly tomorrow!

I had a great time at last night’s meeting of the Greenbrier Community Association. Always good to see so many friends and meet new ones.

Neighborhoods thrive when neighbors like these get involved and stay involved. Many thanks to President Kyra Vocci and the board for all they do.

Just five days left to apply for our Legislative Scholarship!

Whether you’re headed to college or already enrolled, students living in District 43B are eligible. Awards are granted on the basis of need, merit, or both.

Apply at CathiForbes.com/scholarships. Must be postmarked by April 1.

Today is World Down Syndrome Day, when we celebrate all that is wonderful and unique about people with Down syndrome.

It was my honor to introduce the self-allies, advocates and organizations who joined us in Annapolis this morning to receive an official House resolution.

#worlddownsyndromeday

Congratulations to all of the nominees for BCPS Teacher, Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year.

Here in the Towson area, these superstars include Dumbarton Middle Principal Amanda Shanks and Hampton Elementary Principal Scot Conway, along with Brittany Kolb, a Ridge Ruxton School teacher.

Happy Saturday from the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates!

With three weeks left in the legislative session, we're moving quickly but deliberately to pass bills that will make a difference for Marylanders.

Proud to be a floor leader today!

#mdga2025 #Working4MD #SaturdaySession

I will never turn my back on Marylanders in need.

Proud to vote for HB 1424, a bill that establishes 0% interest loans to federal workers whose jobs were suddenly and unfairly eliminated.

#Working4MD #mdga2025

Today I presented HB 1468, a bill to help strengthen Maryland’s cybersecurity workforce to meet the growing needs of employers today.

Shout-out to the awesome students of The Cardinal Shehan School, who visited our office this week with their principal, Dr. Jeanne Delamore.

I was on House floor when they arrived, but my Chief of Staff, Susan Parts, was excited to welcome them and hear all about their school.

#working4md

It was my pleasure to introduce students from Towson University on the floor of the House of Delegates today.

Their visit was part of Tiger Pride Day, and they have a lot to be proud of — including their designation by the Wall Street Journal as the state’s No. 1 public university.

#TigerPride

Thanks to Clifford The Big Red Dog and the Maryland State Education Association for collecting books today to celebrate Read Across America Week!

Always happy to donate books to our great Baltimore County Public Schools libraries!

-- Cathi

#Working4MD #mdga25 #readacrossamerica

This morning, I joined members of the Baltimore County Delegation to volunteer at the Maryland Food Bank.

This organization works miracles, not only feeding people, but helping them become self-sufficient.

If you’d like to help, visit: mdfoodbank.org/ways-to-give/

#Working4MD #mdga25 #hunger

It was great to meet with the Baltimore County Student Council’s Executive Board.

Each student chose a different piece of legislation we’re considering this year, and advocated for it.

These impressive students hailed from Towson, Perry Hall and Hereford high schools, and Eastern Technical High.

The crowd wasn’t just cheering the Towson Tigers men’s basketball victory tonight.

Students from Dumbarton Middle School filled the stands and erupted into applause for the school’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, Kourtney Lewis-Orr!

Glad to see her celebrated on center court.

Whiting-Turner to relocate headquarters to Goucher College campus Whiting-Turner announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the campus of Goucher College in late 2028.

Great news for Goucher students, Whiting-Turner, and our community. Such vision!

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My first bill of 2025 just passed the House with unanimous, bipartisan support!

HB 323 ensures domestic partnerships are properly recorded with the register of wills. This will help them recover missing child support, and protect against the loss of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Today I introduced the students of the Law and Public Policy magnet program at Towson High to @govwesmoore.bsky.social

LPP is a gem of a program that draws students -- and future leaders -- from around Baltimore County. Today, they got a glimpse of what that future could be.

Happy to hear from these amazing CCBC students — and the indomitable Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, CCBC president.

#communitycollege #ccbc #education #baltimorecounty

Great to see former Senator Ben Cardin and his wife Myrna honored tonight at the Towson University men's basketball game. Their support of TU is legendary.

And congrats to the Towson Tigers for their 11th straight win tonight!

#TigerPride @towsonu.bsky.social

SMOB IN THE HOUSE!

Excited to welcome Baltimore County Student Member of the Board of Education Ugonma Chike-Kalu to the House floor.

On top of doing an awesome job on the board, she's also serving as a page this week!

#mdga25 #Working4MD #smob

Always a good time at Towson University’s Super Bowl party and fundraiser. The event supports the school’s veterans program, as well as the Nick Ziolkowski Scholarship Fund.

Great to be joined by Delegate Eric Ebersole, Councilman Pat Young, and Nick’s mom and veterans advocate Tracy Miller.

What a thrill to meet D. Watkins, the celebrated Baltimore author, on the House floor yesterday. We honored him for winning a 2024 James Beard Media award, for an article he wrote on sobriety and Baltimore's restaurant scene.

I’m a big fan of his books, and look forward to his upcoming novel!

Thanks to Governor Wes Moore for highlighting Maryland’s successes and addressing the challenges we face together, in today’s State of the State address.

I appreciate his leadership and his vision for our great state.

#maryland #stateofthestate @govwesmoore.bsky.social

On this first day of Black History Month, I was proud to join some 200 elected officials and community members at Emmarts United Methodist Church in Windsor Mill.

This historic church was a stop on the Underground Railroad — where enslaved people found food and shelter on their journey to freedom.

I always look forward to visits from Moms Demand Action. Their advocacy for common sense gun legislation is so important.

And their babies are so cute!

This mom joins these moms in urging passage of three important gun safety bills before us this year.

#mdga25 #Working4MD

Today I presented HB 326, a bill to promote financial literacy in our schools, before the House Ways and Means Committee.

Teaching students how to plan a budget, the impact of finance charges and interest rates, and the basics of saving and investing, is a benefit to both the student and society.